square measure

Noun
  1. A system of units used to measure areas (synset 113621647)
    is a type of: unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
    subtypes:
    • sq in, square inch - a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square
    • sq ft, square foot - a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square
    • sq yd, square yard - a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
    • centare, square meter, square metre - a centare is 1/100th of an are
    • square mile - an area of 640 acres
    • quarter section - a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
    • acre - a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
    • ar, are - a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
    • hectare - (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
    • arpent - a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
    • b, barn - (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
    • dessiatine - a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
    • morgen - a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
    • perch, pole, rod - a square rod of land
    • em, em quad, mutton quad - a quad with a square body
    • agate line, line - space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
    • column inch, inch - a unit of measurement for advertising space
    same as: area unit

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